List: Which Lawmakers Are Undecided on Health Care?

Updated: 20 hours 44 minutes ago

Russell Berman Contributor

AOL News

WASHINGTON (March 5) -- The final push to enact health care legislation will be a fight for every vote, and particularly in the House of Representatives, where things have changed since lawmakers approved the health care bill in November. That vote was 220-215, with one Republican, Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao of Louisiana, joining 219 Democrats to put the bill over the top. Thirty-nine Democrats opposed the legislation.

Since then, two Democrats have resigned and one, Rep. John Murtha, has died. Speaker Nancy Pelosi will need to round up 217 votes to win passage, and more than a dozen lawmakers have said publicly, in newspaper and blog reports, that they might switch their position in either direction. These public "undecideds," mostly Blue Dog Democrats, are likely to make or break health care reform.

Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao
State: Louisiana
Party: Republican
Original vote: Yes
Current position: Undecided. "Open" to supporting the bill if abortion restrictions are strengthened, but would vote no otherwise, according to an aide.

Rep. Bart Stupak
State: Michigan
Party: Democrat
Original vote: Yes
Current position: Leaning against. Says he and 11 other anti-abortion Democrats would vote against the current bill if the abortion language is not changed.

Rep. Kurt Schrader
State: Oregon
Party: Democrat
Original vote: Yes
Current position: Undecided. Amid pressure from the National Republican Congressional Committee, Schrader's office said he had made no commitment to support the final bill.

Rep. Shelly Berkley
State: Nevada
Party: Democrat
Original vote: Yes
Current position: Leaning against. Told The New York Times that she was "not inclined" to support the Senate version, which the House must pass in the process toward final legislation.

Rep. Raúl Grijalva
State: Arizona
Party: Democrat - Progressive Caucus
Original vote: Yes
Current position: Leaning against. A big public-option supporter, he told Salon.com he would "lean toward" voting no, saying the addition of Republican ideas was "a slap in the face."

Rep. Michael Arcuri
State: New York
Party: Democrat
Original vote: Yes
Current position: Leaning against. Told his local paper that "there would have to be some dramatic changes for me to change my position" and vote yes on the final bill.

Rep. Bart Gordon
State: Tennessee
Party: Democrat
Original vote: No
Current position: Undecided. Released a statement Thursday saying that while he initially voted against the bill because it did not do enough to bring down costs, he is "pleased to see the discussion moving in a more fiscally responsible direction now."

Rep. John Boccieri
State: Ohio
Party: Democrat
Original vote: No
Current position: Undecided. Told The Washington Post this week that following last week's bipartisan summit, "I'm encouraged the proposal contains important provisions to reduce fraud, waste and abuse and reduce the deficit." Added that he was "hopeful" about achieving quality, affordable health care. The original House legislation, he said at the time, did "not go far enough" to reduce costs and get rid of waste, fraud and abuse.

Rep. Walt Minnick
State: Idaho
Party: Democrat
Original vote: No
Current position: Wavering. His office had told The Associated Press he was a definite no, but a spokesman later clarified to The Huffington Post that he was back on the fence.

Rep. John Adler
State: New Jersey
Party: Democrat
Original vote: No
Current position: Undecided. Told The Wall Street Journal that the Senate bill did a better job of containing costs than the House bill, and indicated he would be willing to jeopardize his re-election to support the final bill.

Rep. John Tanner
State: Tennessee
Party: Democrat - Blue Dog
Original vote: No
Current position: Undecided. Retiring this fall, he told The Wall Street Journal he was taking "a wait-and-see approach."

Rep. Brian Baird
State: Washington
Party: Democrat
Original vote: No
Current position: Undecided. One of nine no-voters surveyed by The Associated Press who say they are now undecided.

Rep. Suzanne Kosmas
State: Florida
Party: Democrat
Original vote: No
Current position: Undecided, according to the AP.

Rep. Frank Kratovil
State: Maryland
Party: Democrat
Original vote: No
Current position: Undecided, according to the AP.

Rep. Scott Murphy
State: New York
Party: Democrat
Original vote: No
Current position: Undecided, according to the AP.

Rep. Michael McMahon
State: New York
Party: Democrat
Original vote: No
Current position: Undecided, according to the AP.

Rep. Glenn Nye
State: Virginia
Party: Democrat
Original vote: No
Current position: Undecided, according to the AP.

Rep. Rick Boucher
State: Virginia
Party: Democrat
Original vote: No
Current position: Undecided, according to the AP.

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This is a different list from that of possible "swing congressmen" provided earlier by Dick Morris:
Action Needed: SWING CONGRESSMEN ON HEALTHCARE
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-189106-swing.html